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bookdragon_jacy 's review for:
What Happened to Goodbye
by Sarah Dessen
I picked up this novel knowing the style of writing the Sarah uses: girl meets guy, girl has some sort of problem (ie. Mclean's mom's affair) and guy helps her through it and in the end, they get together.
I liked this novel because of Dessen's style, it's familiar. But like all novels, there is something that you'll dislike or not approve of and my pet peeve is unique/weird names. Just like in 'Along for the Ride', Dessen's narrator has a unique name and does give an exclaimation to why she was given this name. The love interest, Dave, had a competely normal name. When I think of Mclean Sweet's name a string of Mr. Clean jokes run through my head.
In conclusion, I did like this book and its theme of finding one's self. The characters felt real and I especially like the character of Deb.
I recommend this novel to anyone who enjoys contemporary, realist, YA fiction. Can't wait to read Dessen's next novel. Maybe we could switch it up and write from a boy's POV.
I liked this novel because of Dessen's style, it's familiar. But like all novels, there is something that you'll dislike or not approve of and my pet peeve is unique/weird names. Just like in 'Along for the Ride', Dessen's narrator has a unique name and does give an exclaimation to why she was given this name. The love interest, Dave, had a competely normal name. When I think of Mclean Sweet's name a string of Mr. Clean jokes run through my head.
In conclusion, I did like this book and its theme of finding one's self. The characters felt real and I especially like the character of Deb.
I recommend this novel to anyone who enjoys contemporary, realist, YA fiction. Can't wait to read Dessen's next novel. Maybe we could switch it up and write from a boy's POV.